US residual fuel oil supply rises 8% in October, EIA data shows

US residual fuel oil supply rose in October, the Energy Information Administration reported, with average daily supply up by 8% from September, according to a summary published by reports on 6 November 2026.

The EIA data cited by the reports item shows that monthly production of residual fuel oil climbed by 5,000 barrels per day to reach 351,000 barrels per day in October, while overall supply increased by 24,000 barrels per day to 315,000 barrels per day.

Imports of residual fuel oil were reported to have risen markedly month on month, up by 42,000 barrels per day to 192,000 barrels per day, figures that the reports piece attributed directly to the EIA release.

Monthly movements in headline series

The headline 8% rise in average daily supply from September to October is the principal change reported, and the figures provided identify the principal components contributing to that rise as increased domestic production and larger import volumes, as set out in the EIA data cited in the reports summary.

The published month‑to‑month movements indicate production rose by 5,000 barrels per day, imports increased by 42,000 barrels per day and net supply was 24,000 barrels per day higher in October than in September, according to the same EIA dataset reported on 6 November 2026.

Source and timing

Sources published the report on 6 November 2026 and attributed the statistics to the Energy Information Administration, which provided the monthly residual fuel oil figures for September and October used in the comparison.

Those figures, as presented in the reports summary of the EIA release, show an October production level of 351,000 barrels per day, a supply level of 315,000 barrels per day and imports amounting to 192,000 barrels per day, with the overall average daily supply up 8% from the prior month.

The reports item and the EIA numbers it reports supply a concise month‑on‑month snapshot of the US residual fuel oil balance for October 2026, setting out the primary series for production, supply and imports without additional commentary in the published summary.